Michigan trails · Pretty Lakes Hiking Trail
Pretty Lakes Hiking Trail
A 2.6-mile network in Michigan, with 5 ft of climbing. Reaches Bullhead Lake and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.6 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bullhead Lake (lake)
- Long Lake (lake)
- Deer Lake (lake)
- Beaverhouse Lake (lake)
- Brush Lake (lake)
- Camp Eight Lake (lake)
- Pretty Lake (lake)
Getting there
Pretty Lakes Hiking Trail junction. About 2 h 12 min drive (91 mi, 4 of them unpaved) from Sault Ste. Marie. 46.60064, -85.66652 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:28 a.m., the sun rises at 7:58 a.m. and sets at 6:58 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:28 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 2.6-mile route takes roughly 58 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:56 a.m. — 10 h 01 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Pretty Lakes Hiking Trail + Pretty Lake Pathway — 0.8 mi loop, 15 ft gain
- Pretty Lakes Hiking Trail + Pretty Lake Pathway — 2.4 mi loop, 15 ft gain
- Pretty Lake Pathway + Pretty Lakes Hiking Trail — 1.9 mi loop, 24 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Pretty Lake Pathway — 0.0 mi
- North Country Trail — 12.3 mi
- Fox River Pathway — 23.2 mi